CVE-2005-2855
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Unclassified NewsBoard 1.5.3 allows remote attackers...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Unclassified NewsBoard 1.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the description field.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Unclassified NewsBoard 1.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the description field.
- Record
CVE-2005-2855- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Unclassified NewsBoard 1.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the description field.
- Record
CVE-2005-2855- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2856 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Unclassified NewsBoard 1.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the description field.
- Record
EUVD-2005-2856- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mvf8-9rfx-399r No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Unclassified NewsBoard 1.5.3 allows remote attackers...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Unclassified NewsBoard 1.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the description field.
- Record
GHSA-mvf8-9rfx-399r- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Unclassified NewsBoard 1.5.3 - 'Description' HTML Injection | 2005-09-06 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-2855 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Unclassified Newsboard Newsboard, published September 8, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.98%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1665
securityfocus.com/bid/14748
packetstormsecurity.org/0509-exploits/unb153.html
osvdb.org/19239
secunia.com/advisories/16726
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22172
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=112605049014473&w=2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2855
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mvf8-9rfx-399r